Machine Politics vs Beaver Boys, May 2011. Photo by Bruce Carver
From time to time I will get a slight pain in my wrist after polo.
I'm was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for preventative exercises or stretches that could help strengthen "polo muscles".
Are those hand squeeze things good or bad? I thought I read once they don't really do much.
Would a few lightweight dumbells help strengthen the muscles that operate your hand?
Any physical therapists on this board?
I have been following a routine I found for, tennis elbow, since it has been my wrist and elbow that gets sore after playing to or more hours. Sorry I haven't figured out how to paste the link from the phone yet...I'll post that later. What is helping me most is using a rubber band around the fingers and flexing open...a lot.
Do a search for exercises that help with tendinitis in the forearms, elbows and wrists. Usually involves stretching those muscles and strengthening with light weights (you can even use soup cans or better yet, full beer cans). I've had polo-related bouts of pain in both my wrists and forearms, and a week or so of regular rehab with simple at-home techniques cleared it up.
You may want to consider getting some of those ergon grips for your polo bike. I've been using them for about six months now - not only do they help take some of the strain off your hands and wrists, you also get a better, more solid feel to the handling of your bars.
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powerball helps strenghten wrist and forearm. Helped me, I also felt pain in the wrist, but powerball helped me, powerball ftw.
It is also maybe from using a heavy mallet?
Thanks for the responses.
scratch offs also help with wrist and forearm. they could also result in lots of money in which case i get 60%
i bench press my 25 pound cat it helps
um...underwater hockey on polo off days?
i just had a hand injury from getting whacked on the knuckle with a mallet. wasn't able to solidly grip or fully extend my finger for a couple weeks. just got this to help strengthen my fingers:
http://www.amazon.com/GHS-Handmaster-Plus-Hand-Exerciser/dp/B0002GWFSW
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